Monday Morning Design Wall 9/3/2012

Well, it was a busy week  but I managed to rip off the borders from my Miss Kyra quilt and fix them.  The more I looked at the other version, the more I was sure I had to change it.  But I made ANOTHER mistake, I centered the Dresden plates by folding the borders to determine the spacing.  I did not consider the flowers applique and did not match up the half Dresden plates correctly.  I have to rip off the borders again and sew them back on AGAIN.....deep breath!!  I was so hoping to spend the day tomorrow getting some flowers ready to fill in the blank spaces between the half Dresden plates and on the corners.    I think I will take tomorrow off this quilt, just let it hang on the design wall and work on another project!!  Sometimes stepping back is the right thing to do!  I might need an intervention on this quilt top.......  Remember to check out all the other design walls on Judy's blog.

Monday Morning Design Wall 8/27/2012

Ok, I worked really hard last week and finished block 5 of P3Designs Mystery BOM.  Below are the rest of the blocks.  Now I need to start the alternate blocks and borders.  Whew, these blocks are incredibly beautiful but so much work!  They look so hard and it takes me a bit to work up the courage to get to work on them.  The work is worth it, these all turned out so well!!    I had a great week, enjoyed a visit from my daughter and her boyfriend and now looking forward to the work week.  Don't forget to check out Judy's blog and see all the other design walls. 

Monday Morning Design Wall 8/20/2012

  Happy Monday!!  I have all my Mimi's Bloomers blocks up on my wall.  The latest one was posted on Friday and I have yet to get to it!  It will be this week so that will be fun.  I also finished my Miss Kyra top, also by Erin Russek.  I do love her designs but I did switch up the border a bit adding a few more Dresden Plates. I worked on the borders, and only the borders, for 8 straight hours on Sunday.  It was a DO OR DIE TRYING day, either I finished the borders or I scrapped them and started over!!  I am not unhappy with it but I think I need to look at it hanging on the wall to get use to the corners!  I am planning on hand quilting the half Dresden Plate bocks into the empty border spots to keep the theme....I like the idea of that!!   On to more projects that I can finish up, I am hoping to get so much more done over the next month and clean up some of these UFO's!!! Remember to check out Judy's blog for the rest of the design walls!!

Monday Morning Design Wall 8/13/2012

Not too much done this week, other then the second boarder for my Baltimore Album Quilt, two down, two to go!!  I am going to get those last two done, hopefully, by the end of the month.  I just need to keep on top of the project.  I enjoyed hanging the two borders up just so I could see if they are mostly identical and they seem to be very close.   Don't forget to check out the other design walls on Judy's blog. 

Monday Morning Design Wall 8/6/2012

This weekend was Finish Up Weekend.  I finished up my first applique quilt, which I had finished hand quilting several weeks ago but never got to the binding!  Yippee, so good to have it done.  I also finished another Mimi's Bloomers block,  but I am unhappy as my dark purple looks the same as my dark blue.  I think I will have to switch one of the heart out for another color....just which one??  Red would work but it seems to look like the dark pink I already have there.   Decisions, decisions.    I also made progress on two other projects, just little steps but there was progress!!

 Don't forget to check out all the other design walls on Judy's blog!!  Happy Monday!

Monday Morning Design Wall 7/30/2012

BACK FROM LONG BEACH!!  Had a wonderful day on Friday after spending the entire day at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach!!  The quilts were just stunning and the 12 by 12 exhibit was outstanding!  The applique was just stunning!!  Loved every minute of it and was bless have met up with my friend Diane.  We had such a great time shopping (see my beautiful fabric purchases below) and walking through all the quilts until I was just worn out! 

I stumbled back to my brother's house in Newport Beach and relaxed with a nice glass of wine!  My husband and two younger boys showed up from a visit to Barstow and we sat down to a great dinner!  No one was very impressed with my fabric but me!  Boys!

We did manage to squeeze in a visit with my daughter and her boyfriend in San Luis Obispo and then arrived home Sunday evening.  I am really regretting not taking Monday off!!

 I did finish another Mimi's Bloomers block and hope to catch up on the BOM sometime this week with number 6 and 7!!

 Don't forget to check out Judy's blog to see all the other design walls!!

Monday Morning Design Wall 7/23/2012

I had a very productive week, although I am still working on the borders for my Baltimore Quilt, I managed to fit in a few blocks for Erin Russek's Mimi's Bloomers.  They are so fun that I could not resist working on a few when I took breaks from the border work. 

I am also getting ready to attend the Long Beach International Quilt Festival next weekend and I am so excited to be able to go and see all the beautiful quilts.  I am planning on having a blast and just enjoying myself!!   Don't forget to check out the other design walls on Judy's blog.